www.EmbroidMeWNY.com
Some clients just know it’s time to do something online, and we were there for them. Professional photos with clear content made a great, easy-to-use site that eventually integrated with their re-worked Facebook presence and their supplier’s private-label online catalog. The theme was consistent with the franchise, and are popular local colors reminiscent of the old Buffalo Sabres.
Even with very low local search numbers for thier industry, the AdWords campaign we set up and managed paid for itself, and is available to them as additional revenue whenever they need it.
http://NativeOfferings.Com
This is a true success story. After a single mention of their new website in the local paper, their business literally doubled in about a month.
It started back in 2002 when I was greeted with open arms after a promise from someone to do their site in exchange for produce went unfulfilled. The difference is that Kentropolis is not a hobby for me, but a living, and I do what I say I will do. The site was developed and the design upgraded three times over the years, and in its current state incorporates social media and two blogs, one for recipes and one for share delivery updates for those not on Facebook. I have yet to talk them into Twitter.
I did much of the photography myself during my time on the farm, as I am a shareholder myself who loves to get my hands dirty and breathe fresh air away from the screen from time to time. Clean and simple, yet rich in content, the design of the current site was inspired by the website for Vintus Wines.
http://WNYParalegals.Org
With much input from the organization, this has become the most extensive, successful project I’ve worked on. Catherine Lefko, then president of the association, called me in and chose Kentropolis to take over their web presence for one simple reason: they were tired of being billed by the hour for every little change. Charging them the usual yearly maintenance fee for a much smaller site, I regularly swap out sponsors and leadership bios.
After showing them a world of options to make the site an integral part of their groups communications, we developed a discussion board, members-only directory, and interactive membership registration. The functions of the bulletin board are now being migrated to social media (Facebook and LinkedIn) and a WordPress blog, which will also replace their traditional newsletter, Paramount. Events are organized in Google Calendar, and with Facebook are integrated into the main page of the site. The social media portion is now run by another client of ours, Tamara Bigford of BSocial Media LLC.
www.KigaliEmbassy.net
It was a pleasure expanding my horizons working with a Rwanda national, creating a tourism-style website for the diaspora of Rwandans to come back and visit. Doing a Wordpress setup on their own server, I created a front page with photo slideshow and graphical theme based on the national flag. The rest of the project was taken over by the owner and I advise in an advisory capacity from time to time.